Kotoka International Airport Not Affected By Global Software Disruption – GACL

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has confirmed that the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) remains unaffected by the ongoing global IT outage that has disrupted operations at several airports and airlines worldwide.

Industries across the globe, including airlines, banks, retail outlets, and broadcasters, are grappling with a significant IT outage. This has led to grounded flights and widespread delays, particularly among major U.S. airlines.

Despite Microsoft’s assurance that the issue has been resolved, problems persist, with blue error screens appearing on public displays across the U.S. and beyond.

In a statement released on Friday, the GACL management clarified that the KIA has remained unaffected by this disruption, and all flights are operating as per their schedules.

“We would like to assure the general public that Kotoka International Airport’s IT systems are intact. However, due to the global nature of the glitch, some flight delays and interruptions may be experienced from countries affected by the glitch, which may have a slight impact on Accra”, the statement read.

So far, out of the 24 International airlines operating at KIA, only one has had to cancel some of its scheduled flights.

“All other operations are uninterrupted and on schedule as usual”, the statement concluded.

The GACL has assured that it will continue to monitor the situation closely and provide necessary updates to the travelling public as the situation evolves.

 

 

 

Background 

Several airlines were hit by disruptions to their software that aid flights and operations.

The development has affected the Microsoft-based computers of these airlines. United Airlines for instance in a statement says the development has affected some of its flights.

The Airline notified its customers in Ghana that a third-party software outage impacted computer systems worldwide, including United Airlines.

“We are resuming some flights but expect schedule disruptions to continue throughout Friday. We have issued a waiver to make it easier for customers to change their travel plans via United.com or the United app”, the statement said.

In addition, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has alerted travellers that the disruption is out of the control of airline companies, as measures are being put in place to resolve the situation.

“Air transport is among the many industries affected by today’s worldwide IT issues with Microsoft and Crowdstrike. We sympathize with travellers who face disruption because of these issues which are outside of airlines’ control, and we thank travellers for their patience while Microsoft and Crowdstrike deploy solutions”, IATA said.
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